While politicians raced to publish words of comfort and support, their movement to action was rather slow.

African leaders will have to strategically select their partners to fund and sustain their individual needs.

Set to replace the current Bolsa Familia programme in November, the initiative aims to help families living in extreme poverty, and those with pregnant women and young children, by guaranteeing a minimum of 400 Reais (approximately $72 US) per month to each family.

Despite restrictions, childhood education cannot be halted, which makes online education more important than ever.

Chinese and American companies are racing to build out their tech infrastructures and bring high-speed internet connection to the continent.

Presidential authoritarianism, despite bringing benefits to Rwanda in this case, should not be emulated as a strategy elsewhere in Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic initiated a record drop in greenhouse gas emissions of an astonishing seven per cent, but it is not necessarily long lasting.

The end of Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1990s did not translate into a shift away from the free market economic policies that dominated his rule in the 70s and 80s.

Mismanagement of public funds and failed policies have led to Venezuela’s economic constraints, food and medicine shortage, the collapse of public services and a sustained increase in violence.